Acta Cryst. (2001). E57, o788-o789  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536801012223 ]

Racemic 6-exo-hydroxybicyclo[2.2.1]heptane-2-exo-carboxylic acid

G. Smith, R. C. Bott, I. D. Jenkins and U. D. Wermuth

Abstract: The crystal structure of the title cage hydroxy acid, C₈H₁₂O₃, has confirmed the exo configuration for both the carboxylic acid and hydroxy substituents, as previously determined from chemical and ¹³C NMR evidence. Both the carboxylic acid and the hydroxy O atoms are involved in intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interactions, giving a centrosymmetric 12-membered cyclic ring system which extends via hydrogen bonding into an infinite two-dimensional network.

Online 27 July 2001

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